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A comment on Ask HN: When and why do you choose to use a desktop client vs. a web client?.
- I can access from any device.
- I don’t need to spend time downloading, installing, or updating.
- I don’t need to trust a new binary. The browser is already a sandbox, with a better security model than most apps.
- I can block ads (Twitter or YouTube being a good example).
I would use a non-web app only if there’s no alternative, which is the case for end-to-end encryption (messaging), games, etc.
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- I can access from any device.
- I don’t need to spend time downloading, installing, or updating.
- I don’t need to trust a new binary. The browser is already a sandbox, with a better security model than most apps.
- I can block ads (Twitter or YouTube being a good example).
I would use a non-web app only if there’s no alternative, which is the case for end-to-end encryption (messaging), games, etc.